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♫ In this elaborately written letter, all the words of love are filled with you. ♫

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♫ The flowers within ten miles blossom elegantly for you. ♫

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♫ I perform the zither, as if you are standing behind me. ♫

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♫ The rain falls while I foolishly wait for you. ♫

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♫ Use these deep, shallow, near, and far distances ♫

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♫ to add a touch of poetry to our regrets and entanglements. ♫

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♫ This bitter, sweet, dream-like, and fantasy-like origin of our intertwined fates ♫

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♫ is so that we can pleasantly drink this alcohol under the threat of swords and knives. ♫

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♫ Use this lifetime, these moments of encounters ♫

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♫ to trade for just one short instant when you can be with me. ♫

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♫ These words, sentences, sentiments, and intentions contain hopes ♫

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♫ that you and I can listen to the rain as we stand under the eave. ♫

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[Bloody Romance]

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Mistress! Mistress!

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Mistress! Mistress, where are you?

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Mistress! Mistress! Mistress!

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Mistress! Mistress! Mistress!

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Ying Ying!

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Ying Ying!

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Mistress! Mistress!

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Master Fang, Miss Fang should be nearby.

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Ying Ying!

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Ying Ying!

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Young Miss. If you hear us, please reply.

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Ying Ying! Ying Ying! Ying Ying!

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Brother, how come you're here?

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You're not hurt anywhere, right?

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I'm ok.

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Why did you come here?

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Dad said he was going to buy me an abacus, so I came to look fo him.

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Dad already brought the abacus home.

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Don't ever run off again, got it?

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Okay, I'll take you home.

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Brother, my feet hurt.

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Come! Brother will carry you home.

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Master Fang,

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what's wrong?

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how did Miss Fang get the scar on her arm?

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The scar has been there since Ying Ying was found.

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I know why she hates lanterns now.

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Why?

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Let's talk after we get back.

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I just found out after I got back.

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I already told people take away all the lanterns in the house.

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- I...

- I don't blame you.

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You meant well. You've been running around all day. You must be tired.

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Is the household budget enough?

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It's enough.

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Then you should go rest.

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I need to talk to this girl.

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Let's go.

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How do you have this kind of scar?

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This type of scar is very unique.

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The wound at the center of the cross is the deepest.

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Finally, it doesn't matter what kind of weapon you use, you can't destroy it.

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How do you get a scar like that?

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They used hot water mixed with medicine.

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Every time it gets sprinkled, the wound bursts forth.

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When it's wet the blood flows continuously.

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Why?

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I don't know if Master Fang has heard of virgin blood.

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Outside, it also has a very pretty name,

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It's called ochre gold. Ten liang a bottle.

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It is said it's a great supplement, it can extend your life.

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I understand. At a dinner party with some people

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I even drank some.

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How did it taste?

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It was very fishy.

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They urged me to drink it. I couldn't refuse their request.

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Hopefully the blood Master Fang drank

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was not Miss Fang's

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Enough!

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Sorry.

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Sorry.

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Continue.

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I was not bled for long

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Besides after I was drugged

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I was unconscious most of the time.

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However, I still remember

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it was a very small room.

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There was nothing there besides the bed.

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I lay on the bed,

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and there was a lantern next to the bed

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which also had embroidery on it.

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For a long time,

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I was afraid I'd see the lantern when I opened my eyes.

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When I slept I would occasionally have a nightmare

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and I can't wake up no matter how much I struggle.

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In the dreams, I will always hear a "drip drop", "drip drop" sound.

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This is the sound of them collecting my blood in a porcelain container.

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If Miss Fang

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has also been sold and also hates lanterns so much,

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then

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she must have had the same experience as me.

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I want to be along for a bit.

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You leave first.

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I'm here to say goodbye to you.

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I have other things, so I can't stay here anymore.

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Gong Zi staying with Wan Mei until now

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already counts as extreme benevolence.

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After all it was my Gui Hua City that let you down.

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Take care.

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To collect the certificate of indebtedness of Huang Zhengyi.

Meet at the refine Fang Lodge on the west side of the Zheng Yi Mountain Manor tomorrow night .

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Why are you

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not afraid of those lanterns?

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No need to be afraid.

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I'm not here to kill you. I just want to talk.

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I'm also scared. However,

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I have experienced many things scarier than that.

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Like?

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Like

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having my face sliced open,

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and having my bones broken.

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catching the plague,

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and being thrown into a unfamiliar place to wait for death.

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Maybe Master Fang doesn't believe it,

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but everything I'm saying is true.

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The things that we, the children of poor people, experience,

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are things privileged people like can't even imagine.

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Our family used to be in the silk business.

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We were not rich, but we were, like you said, privileged.

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My dad originally wanted me to take over the business,

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but, at that time, I just wanted to practice martial arts.

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I thought a man should travel far and make his mark and have an indomitable spirit.

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He should do world shaking major events.

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How could he go sell silk?

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But my father didn't agree. He severely beat me.

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I rashly left home and abandoned my family, and I left behind angry words.

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I said I would never return unless I made something of myself.

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I left for three years.

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I felt that I had made something of myself,

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and wanted to brag about it when I came home.

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But it wasn't until I came back that I found out my dad had died from a disease

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and Ying Ying was missing. It was like I went crazy.

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I asked everyone and used all my connections

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and looked for three months before I finally found her.

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Where did you find her?

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Someone delivered her to the doorstep of my old house.

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They were afraid of you.

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Originally, I thought so too. I was pretty proud of myself.

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However, I soon realized there was something wrong with Ying Ying.

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Not only did she have a cross-shaped scar, she also always thought she was only eleven years old

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and only remembered things from before she turned eleven.

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I couldn't even imagine what she had been through.

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I regretted it so much.

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I couldn't even protect my sister. How can I be called a man?

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I wanted to make it up to her. I went crazy trying to make money

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and let her live in the best house, have the best life,

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wear the best clothes, have the most servants...

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You were wrong.

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She doesn't need a lot of money or servants.

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She needs someone to be with her.

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Someone who is genuine and willing to listen.

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Master Fang came to ask me

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the details of what happened when I was sold and bled, right?

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And then use these clues to find that place

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and people and

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kill them all to get revenge for Ying Ying, right?

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Yes.

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But, even you did all this, has Master Fang thought about

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if this has any meaning to Ying Ying?

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These people are animals.

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Could it be that you want me to let them off?

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If Master Fang trusts me,

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listen to me. Let it go.

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Since Ying Ying has already chosen to live in the past,

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that means she doesn't want to think about what happened.

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Now,

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in her world, she is eleven.

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Dad is still alive. He treats her very well

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and often says she's smart and wants to buy an abacus for her.

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If Master Fang has the time,

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you should spend more time with her.

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Even if you're just standing next to her, listening to her talk to mice,

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it's still good.

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I will consider your advice.

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It's late.

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Go sleep. Sorry for disturbing your rest.

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Why did you go to Guihua City?

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Did you not know what kind of place it is?

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At the time, I really did not know.

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I didn't have a brother like Master Fang

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No one will give me justice. I just want to live.

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Entering Guihua City the only way I could survive.

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[Jing She]

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No need to keep looking. Wan Mei didn't come back.

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A month ago, Fang Ge came to Guihua City.

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He threatened me with all of Guihua City's safety

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to get me to give him Han Xiu's assassin.

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I came this time to give him Wan Mei.

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What? You want to go to the Fang house to save her?

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And, if you can't save her, you want to die with her?

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If Gong Zi has a thorough plan,

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Chang An will listen to Gong Zi.

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You should at least be able to protect someone

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if you like him/her.

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I'm not like you. I never feel a foolish fatal attraction

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called sincerity.

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Gong Zi asked me to distract Han Yue in order to stop Brother Fang from delivering her

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and thus be able to protect Mistress Mei's life, right?

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Not to mention Han Yue will be back soon.

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Even if he dies,

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do you think Fang Ge will easily let go of getting revenge for Han Xiu?

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That he will easily abandon destroying Guihua City?

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There's so much you don't understand.

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I never thought that people were mean and wrong.

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But being mean is still not self awareness

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and stubbornly wanting what's not yours

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is called being stupid.

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I really was born mean and low.

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There are many things I couldn't do,

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but a moth flying into the flame

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willing to sacrifice everything,

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This kind of sincerity

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is not something everyone has.

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Qing.

Which evening is this ...(tn the letter quotes a poem from the Spring Autumn Period expressing admiration ).

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Gu.

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Gu.

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Gu.

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The last few days there was still hope. How come it suddenly isn't working anymore?

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My sister's illness is always flaring up again.

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It's only with the help of Madam that I have been able to make it until today.

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Don't be so polite. After all she's our Gu Lang's sister.

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And I'm the one who shouldn't be seen with a long face.

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I don't have much here. Take it and use it for now.

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Since madam already found out,

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then I have to treat you unfairly.

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Why don't you look and see what kind of place this is?

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Do you think you can leave if you threaten me?

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Just what are you trying to do?

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I want to live. That's all.

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This is the Fang house. The person standing in front of you is

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martial arts master, Fang Ge.

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No matter how fast you are, I will still have enough time to slit her throat.

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Let my wife go, and I'll let you go.

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I don't believe you. You would only say this if you thought you could catch me.

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Right now the certainty isn't that great.

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I'm only saying I'm letting you go this one time.

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I will still hunt you down and capture you again.

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Even though your words are harsh, they are true.

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Forget it. I don't want to hurt the innocent anyway. We'll leave it at that.

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The most dangerous place is the safest place.

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You aren't the only one that understands this logic.

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I won't go back with you and sit there, waiting to die.

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Just kill me.

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If I really wanted to kill you, you wouldn't even have been able to escape from the Fang residence.

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So I have to stay at the Fang house,

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counting the days until Han Yue comes to take care of me?

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My life is so tragic

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that I have to linger between life and death among those with a higher status like you?

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Does living a few more days

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require me to be deeply grateful and return your evil with good?

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Han Xiu was my friend. He was a good person. You should not have killed him.

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I didn't want to kill him. At the time, I gave up on killing him.

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I already decided to return to Guihua City and receive the death penalty.

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It was Han Xiu. He felt he owed it to Shao Yao

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and killed himself. I beg you,

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just kill me.

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Go. You might not be in control of your own path in the future,

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but you must try to be a good person.

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My people will be looking everywhere,

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so you should take the flat roads. You'll have a better chance of getting out that way.

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Ying Ying's afraid of the dark. Remember to lit a lamp.

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Don't ask her what happened in the past few years.

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I know.

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I will watch over her and do what I should have done before.

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Also, Madam Fang

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-This has nothing to do with her.

-I was only going to say

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What you have to say isn't important.

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Could it be that you already know about it?

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I just know that she's my teacher's only daughter.

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Master gave me all his possessions and her.

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I must keep my promise to my Master.

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Do you love her?

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This also isn't important.

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Whatever I tell her now,

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she won't believe me.

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The reason I'm letting you go isn't becaue you had a similar experience to Yingying.

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but because I can see you still have a limit to what you're willing to do.

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Promise me to keep your conscience.it

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[Jing She]

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Master

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Is Wan Mei here?

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Come in and talk.

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I couldn't take back the IOU.

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This is all insignificant. Tell me how you escaped.

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Fang Ge let me go.

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Very good. Chang An, go make some tea.

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Do you have something you want to ask me?

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About Fang Yingying...

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Did you arrange for it intentionally?

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I just chatted with her and directed her in a certain direction.

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Then her leaving was not a coincidence.

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I knew that you would definitely find her.

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And what if I wasn't able to find her?

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You're the woman I like.

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I brought you there, and I had the confidence to bring you back out.

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When I saw the material on Fang Yingying, I knew

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Fang Ge would definitely not kill you. The best tactics are psychological.

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But she was just a child.

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She's already 19 years old, the same as you.

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Gong Zi as Prince Ning probably don't understand.

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Ever since I was born, I was dragged in the mud

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and needed to use all my energy in order to survive.

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The reason I don't want to bring up the suffering I went through

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is because I don't even want to think about it.

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If I need to hurt Yingying in order to survive, then I'd rather-

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You'd rather die?

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Wan Mei just wants to say that there has to be another way.

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I created a plan that both protected Guihua City and saved you.

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Now you're standing here talking to me about morals?

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Fine. Then let me tell you.

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Good people don't live long.

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This world's logic

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is that nothing is logical.

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But at least we can hold on to the minimum.

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I was rude. Gong Zi please don't be angry.

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I'm fine. Get up.

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Get up.

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Even if you won't accept my feelings,

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I really don't have the time to talk to you about morals.

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You didn't get the IOU, but the mission has to continue.

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Eighth Day of the Seventh Month, Yi Manor.

Wu Lin Alliance Leader Feng Ge lost his power and influence.

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The sun will be coming up soon.

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There's not much time left.

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The zongzi you make are the best I've ever eaten.

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Making zongzi isn't hard. You're so smart you'd pick it up very quickly.

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I want to live but I don't want to sell out my conscience.

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Living under unfavorable circumstances all day

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has already used up all my energy. Making zongzi is easy

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but I don't have any strength at all to make them.

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You are too hard on yourself. In this world there are many things that can cause conflicts.

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Other people can just ignore it

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and let it pass, but you feel the need to fight.

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You fight through systematically. Of course you'll be more tired than other people.

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You're talking about my calling into question Gong Zi, aren'y you?

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So you think I'm making trouble out of nothing?

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No. You weren't wrong. But Gong Zi wasn't wrong either.

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He only wanted to protect Guihua City, and also keep you alive.

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Round and round we go, I'm afraid you have only this one path to take.

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Like . . .

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Like what?

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Like that day when I exchanged Gong Zi for the lives of all the others in Guihua City.

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Wan Mei, I'm not trying to defend myself.

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It's true I did have an agreement with Ruan Niang

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but I wasn't giving up on Gong Zi's safety.

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Are you saying

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you're finally willing to tell me your secret?

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I can only tell you

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I owe someone else a life.

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♫ In this elaborately written letter, ♫

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♫ all the words of love are filled with you. ♫

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I really want to stay by your side

♫ The flowers within ten miles blossom elegantly for you. ♫

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and protect you forever.

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♫ I perform the zither, as if you are standing behind me. ♫

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I can't. I have things I have to do.

♫ The rain falls while I foolishly wait for you. ♫

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I'm not free to act as I would like.

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So

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you are going to leave me?

♫ This bitter, sweet, dream-like, and fantasy-like origin of our intertwined fates ♫

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I really...won't be staying in Guihua City for much longer.

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Wan Mei, Wan Mei.

♫ Use this lifetime, these moments of encounters ♫

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In this world, you are

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the best woman there is.

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There's definitely going to be someone that's much better than me

♫ These words, sentences, sentiments, and intentions contain hopes ♫

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that will appear, take my place,

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and protect you. ♫ that you and I can listen to the rain as we stand under the eave. ♫

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Just take me away.

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Chang An, take me away, Chang An.

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As long as I am with you,

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I don't care to stay in Guihua City.

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♫ I perform the zither, as if you are standing behind me. ♫

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Okay

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I returned to your side in order to hear this.

♫ The rain falls while I foolishly wait for you. ♫

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As long as you're willing to leave, I will certainly be able to do so.

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How are the preparations going?

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Everything has been planned already.

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Tomorrow we'll go to the Zheng Yi Manor.

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This poison...how potent is it?

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It was specially mixed according to your instructions.

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The drug's effect is even stronger than before,

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and does not need to be taken orally.

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Very good.

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This dress style...does not seem like anything a Guihua City girl would wear.

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And the color is a bit strange.

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Fang Ge has a sister, Fang Yingying, who is 19 this year.

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However, she experienced some hardships when she was younger,

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so her mind is stuck at age eleven.

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This article of clothing...is her dress.

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City Master, hasn't Guihua City always had a rule of not harming wives or children?

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Is there?

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Since when did Guihua City have such a ridiculous rule?

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But she is still a child.

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So what?

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If you are kind to others,

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will they be merciful to you?

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I can think of some other method.

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We will use this one!

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Ok. No need to worry.

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I will ask Wan Xiang to do the rest.

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City Master!

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♫ I’ve never acted with proud indulgence. ♫

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♫ See how the fallen flowers look so ignorant. ♫

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♫ Your words “I will wait” prompt the racing of my heart. ♫

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♫ I will wait for the wind and rain to brew this fragrant wine into a gentle drift. ♫

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♫ I’ve never inexplicably fallen into disgrace. ♫

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♫ I sigh that time is an elegant swan goose in flight. ♫

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♫ I will use my lifetime of pain and loneliness ♫

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♫ to welcome the simultaneous ring from the zithers into the night. ♫

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♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫

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♫ My heart’s warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫

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♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫

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♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫

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♫ The zither music evokes feelings of desolation and cheerlessness. ♫

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♫ Of a lifetime, the moon is always high, the dew is always heavy. ♫

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♫ Alone, I foolishly sit among the blue ocean waters, ♫

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♫ while the conifer plants grow in exuberance. ♫

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♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫

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♫ My heart’s warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫

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♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫

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♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫

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♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫

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♫ My heart’s warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫

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♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫

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♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫

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♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫